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The Story of the Dairy Princess and Morning Roundup
An in-depth look at Minnesota’s dairy princess tradition, a long interview with Omar Ansari and Todd Haug of Surly, some praise for a Crave lunch, shots of Spanish-style tapas made by Solera, a review of Minnesota Lunch that solves the question of why the beef commercial sandwich is called a beef commercial, an upcoming fundraiser […]
MoreNew Dandelion Kitchen Menu and June 27 Tweet Rodeo
Tonight is 75 cent taco night at @Acapulco_MN, Crave Restaurant hosts a wine night for women tomorrow night, @JessicaZeinstra recommends @FoxyFalafel for breakfast, and @dandelionktchn adds new items to its menu.
MoreBeer, Biscuits, and Morning Roundup
Summit’s coming out with a classy-looking 25th anniversary beer, a Q&A with Mike Tattersfield of Caribou Coffee, the new downtown Crave is freakin’ gigantic, Satanists are going to love Surly’s new beer label, the legislature cuts funding for the Asian carp barrier at the Coon Rapids dam, Rachel directs us to good biscuits and gravy, […]
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Win Pint Glasses, Bread & Pickle, Republic, River Chocolate Company, Gather, and more
Readers: Win a pair of Heavy Table pint glasses The Tap loves restaurant tips from readers, so we’re going to award two Heavy Table pint glasses to the best tipster each month, starting in May. The Tap is the metro area’s comprehensive restaurant buzz roundup, so if you see a new or newly shuttered restaurant, […]
MoreAnother Take on Twisted Fork Grille and Morning Roundup
The newly founded Makato Brewery has chosen a location, Rachel assesses the costs and benefits of Open Table, we didn’t much care for Twisted Fork Grille but this blogger liked it quite a bit, Crave is preparing to open in downtown Minneapolis, the Well Fed Guide to Life heads to Blackbird Cafe, the majesty of […]
MoreMuddy Waters Expanding and Morning Roundup
MN proves to be the #1 market for RumChata, Lazy Lightning despises Frank’s Red Hot Wings — Hot Buffalo Sauce (“Overall Frank’s Hot Buffalo Wing Sauce is foul. Absolutely disgustingly foul.”), Muddy Waters plans to move and expand into a restaurant and bar, Andrew Zimmern reports on Crave’s new-and-improved chef lineup, The Well-Fed Guide to […]
MorePollo Campero Opens and Morning Roundup
Pollo Campero has opened its first Minnesota restaurant [PDF press release with details on their fried and grilled chicken], WCCO touts Cargill’s cocoa, Crave is named “Restaurant of the Year” by the Minnesota Restaurant Association [PDF with details], a venison recipe in OutdoorLife from Chef John Schumacher of Schumachers Hotel and Grill 212 in New […]
MoreRogue and Barrio Hiring and November 11 Tweet Rodeo
Want to be a part of the world’s smallest chocolate factory? @RogueChocolate’s looking for a part-time holiday worker, @Barrio_StPaul finishes up interviews — so if you’re interested, show up before 4pm, @France44Cheese offers discounted @SurlyBrewing Furious when you buy a sandwich, @CRAVEamerica honors troops with a Veteran’s Day discount, and @SurdyksLiquor takes 20% off wine […]
MorePalomino to Close and Morning Roundup
A warm (but not rave) write-up of Flamingo by Bill Roehl (read our profile of their restaurant here), a cookbook by defensive end Jared Allen, Palomino is closing and a new Crave will replace it, the food at Duplex gets somewhat panned, and Mecca snacks at Il Gatto, Travail, Northeast Social, and World Street Kitchen.
MoreMay 24 Morning Roundup
Dara asks if Chef Jim Kyndberg can reinvent Crave and save BBQ all at the same time, an objection to a Minnesota farmer’s defensiveness vis-a-vis animal welfare, a roll-by-roll look at Mt. Fuji in Uptown, the once shaky Midtown Farmers Market location seems more stable (plus: wood-fired pizza by Olive Pizza at Midtown and a […]
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